Question: I’ve heard that trans fats are still allowed in foods here. Is this true and if so, how can I avoid them? Tokyo Dietitian: While Japan leads the world in many health-related metrics, such as ...

This article on fats focuses on four types: saturated, monounsaturated, polyunsaturated, and trans. Saturated vs Unsaturated The previous article described how fatty acids consist of long chains ...

Trans fats also include partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), or vegetable oils that have become solid fats. Known as hydrogenation, food manufacturers use that process to keep foods fresh.

Trans fatty acids (commonly termed trans fats) are a type of unsaturated fat (and may be monounsaturated or polyunsaturated).

This is a detailed article about trans fats and why they are bad for your health. They can cause heart disease and lead to all sorts of metabolic problems.

Most trans fat comes from artificial, industrially produced, partially hydrogenated vegetable oils (PHO). It is used in many baked foods, frying oils, fried foods and hardened fats, like margarine ...

Why hydrogenate? Hydrogenation increases the shelf life and flavor stability of foods. Indeed, trans fats can be found in a laundry list of foods including vegetable shortening, margarine ...

Partially hydrogenated fats that used to reside in some margarines and snack foods are no longer allowed in our food supply because they are the main source of artificial trans fat.

Partially hydrogenated fats that used to reside in some margarines and snack foods are no longer allowed in our food supply because they are the main source of artificial trans fat.

Artificially creating saturated fat through hydrogenation is unhealthy, but it's worse when the unsaturated fat is only partially hydrogenated converting it into trans fat. Partial hydrogenation ...